Mimosa asperata Linnaeus. Common name: Black Sensitive-brier, Zarza, Coatante. Phenology: (Jan-) Mar-Nov (-Dec); Mar-Sep (-Dec). Habitat: Resacas, other seasonally flooded areas. Distribution: S. TX south through Mexico to Belize and Guatemala; Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = NS, Barneby (1991), Isely (1998); = Mimosa pigra L. var. asperata (L.) Zarucchi, Vincent, & Gandhi — FNA11.1, K4, POWO; = Mimosa pigra L. var. berlandieri (A.Gray) B.L.Turner — Tx, Isely (1973); > Mimosa berlandieri A.Gray — S13; < Mimosa pigra L. — Mex, NS. Basionym: Mimosa asperata L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Mimosa pigra var. asperata - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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